Korn/Ferry International (KFY)
NYSEIndustrialsStaffing & Employment ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
$78.38+1.02%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsStaffing & Employment ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Industrials is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Recent financial performance slipped notably this past month, though still top-half.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 7% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 18% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskKorn Ferry's strategy to shift towards more durable revenue streams must continue to succeed. The company reported a revenue increase of 7% year over year and beat earnings expectations. It trades at 14× P/E, below the peer median of 24×, indicating that the price reflects less growth than anticipated. A significant risk is the 22% probability of missing earnings expectations in the next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 14% above where it trades. Our read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. KFY is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 5 analysts currently covering KFY (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for KFY in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Human Resource & Employment Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Complete and integrate AMS acquisition to expand talent consulting
AMS acquisition directly supports talent consulting growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $78.38
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $78.38.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Maintain and improve profitability and margins
Integration issues could hinder profitability and margins.
Threatens: Drive top-line growth across all business segments
Q2 EPS guidance below consensus may hinder top-line growth.
Advances: Complete and integrate AMS acquisition to expand talent consulting
Q2 revenue guidance supports AMS acquisition integration.
Advances: Drive top-line growth across all business segments
Earnings call details indicate strong top-line growth.
Advances: Complete and integrate AMS acquisition to expand talent consulting
AMS acquisition drives record growth, aligning with growth objectives.
Advances: Complete and integrate AMS acquisition to expand talent consulting
Sixth straight growth quarter supports AMS acquisition integration.
Advances: Drive top-line growth across all business segments
Beating estimates indicates strong top-line growth performance.
